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Download full textMielke, Keith W. – 1973
A fundamental distinction is made between basic research which seeks out new, generalizable knowledge, and administrative research which provides information useful to decision makers who have a task to perform. Attention is then given to four types of administrative research: background research, formative research, summative research, and policy…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Communications, Decision Making, Educational Television
Patrick, John J.; Remy, Richard C. – 1977
The pamphlet provides a framework for teaching decision making skills at the elementary and secondary levels. The first section presents five criteria for selecting instructional objectives, subject matter, and teaching procedures in basic education. The criteria include (1) emphasis on skills for daily living, (2) relevance to students' personal…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills, Decision Making
Tuchscherer, Pamela – 1988
This book, which provides information parents can use to counter violent television programing, alerts parents to the fact that television programing in the United States is pushing violent entertainment to its technological limits and allowing children to interact with the programing through their toys. The nine chapters in Part I discuss the way…
Descriptors: Aggression, Community Action, Intervention, Parent Role
Hyland, Terry L.; Davis, Jerry – 1999
Recognizing that aggression in children can lead to severe problems at home, in school, and in the community, this book is a guide to help parents address the negative child behaviors of whining, teasing others, throwing temper tantrums, fighting, or intentionally hurting others. Part 1 of the book, focusing on recognizing aggression, defines…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Anger, Assertiveness
Edelstein, Alex S. – 1974
Undertaken as a situational, cross-cultural study to determine the importance of various mass media in individual problem-solving and decision-making, 2,500 adults in Seattle, Belgrade, and Ljubljana were interviewed and asked to indicate those problems he/she perceived as personally important in the city he/she was living in a and in the world.…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Decision Making
Pick, Anne D., Ed. – 1975
This book is a collection of six papers presented at a 1974 University of Minnesota symposium on child development. The six chapters deal with language acquisition, visual perception, effects of television viewing, the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), problem-solving strategies, and Piagetian concepts related to social development. The first…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Conferences, Developmental Psychology
Pagano, Alicia L., Ed. – 1978
Six articles focus upon social studies as an essential subject in early childhood education. All articles take an interactionary approach; that is, they view children as acting upon and being acted upon by their environment. "Young Children Growing through Action" presents a developmental approach centered around four themes: (1) growth through…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Psychology, Citizenship, Class Activities
Branch, Robert Maribe, Ed.; Minor, Barbara B., Ed. – 1997
The Educational Media and Technology Yearbook (EMTY) is designed to provide media and instructional technology professionals with an up-to-date, single-source overview and assessment of the field of educational technology, including trends, issues, innovations, and research findings. The 1997 edition of EMTY is divided into eight parts. Part 1…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Curriculum Development, Doctoral Programs, Educational Development
Direct linkBenjamin, Ludy T., Jr., Ed. – APA Books, 2008
The most popular activities from APA's successful "Activities Handbooks for the Teaching of Psychology" are gathered together and updated in this book of teachers' favorites. The lesson plans, which encourage active learning and involve the whole class, have stood the test of time and proven themselves to be entertaining, effective, and easy to…
Descriptors: Psychology, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Lesson Plans
